cd - Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton was an American singer and songwriter known for his historical country songs. His 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans" won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. Other notable songs include "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)", "Sink the Bismarck", and "North to Alaska". Horton was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.